diff --git a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py
index 13a83393a9124..f0f5cff5b872a 100644
--- a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py
+++ b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from typing import Self
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Self
+
+__all__ = ["Self"]
diff --git a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/metrics/protocols.py b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/metrics/protocols.py
index d170fe29ad9ba..4e4ff4f98526e 100644
--- a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/metrics/protocols.py
+++ b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/metrics/protocols.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Protocol
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from airflow.typing_compat import Self
+    from .. import Self
 
 DeltaType = int | float | datetime.timedelta
 
diff --git a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/traces/base_tracer.py b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/traces/base_tracer.py
index 87766df528e60..02e7a85b89ad4 100644
--- a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/traces/base_tracer.py
+++ b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/traces/base_tracer.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import structlog
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from airflow.typing_compat import Self
+    from .. import Self
 
 log = structlog.getLogger(__name__)